UK opposition leader Corbyn asks to meet queen over Brexit: Guardian
British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has asked to meet Queen Elizabeth to raise his concerns about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to suspend parliament for longer than normal before Brexit, the Guardian newspaper said.
Tunisia’s Zbidi says he will amend constitution if elected president
Tunisia’s Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi will amend the constitution if he wins September’s presidential election to end an “unreasonable” division of power between the prime minister and the head of state, he told Reuters, a move rivals oppose.
Explainer: What is a Queen’s Speech and why has UK PM Johnson called one?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is calling a Queen’s Speech for Oct. 14, a move his opponents say is an attempt to limit opposition to Brexit weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.
Hezbollah to hit back at Israel but war unlikely: deputy chief
Hezbollah will respond with a “surprise” strike against Israel after drones crashed in Lebanon, but a new war remains unlikely, the Iran-backed movement said, amid heightened fears of a full-scale confrontation between the longtime adversaries.
TIMELINE: Key dates in Britain’s Brexit crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to renegotiate the terms of the country’s divorce from the European Union but whether he succeeds or not, he has pledged that Brexit will happen “do or die” on Oct. 31.
Six killed as Indonesian forces fire on Papua protesters: resident
Security forces opened fire on protesters in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on Wednesday, killing six people in a clash at a government office in the Deiyai region, a resident and a website citing a separatist group said.
As maritime rows resurface, Duterte readies to raise ruling with China
When Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte visits China this week, he’ll need to salvage something from a “pivot” to Beijing that has left him empty-handed, and exposed his neighbors to a new level of brinkmanship in the South China Sea.
Ukraine frees jailed Russian journalist amid prisoner swap talks
A court in Ukraine ordered jailed Russian journalist Kirill Vyshinsky to be freed on bail and released from custody, as Moscow and Kiev hold behind-the-scenes talks on a possible prisoner swap.
At least 23 killed in suspected attack on bar in Mexico
At least 23 people died in a bar fire in the southeastern Mexican port of Coatzacoalcos late on Tuesday after a suspected attack, authorities said, in what appeared to be one of the most deadly acts of criminal violence under the current government.
Exclusive: As fires race through Amazon, Brazil’s Bolsonaro weakens environment agency
As the world recoils at the sight of fires ravaging Brazil’s Amazon jungle, the nation’s far-right government is undermining the agency charged with protecting the rainforest, Reuters has learned from interviews with ten current and former employees, p…
